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Systems Software Developers Salary in Springfield, Illinois

The annual salary statistics of systems software developers in Springfield, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of systems software developers in Springfield is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Systems Software Developers in Springfield, Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$67,500
25th Percentile Wage
$80,540
50th Percentile Wage
$101,540
75th Percentile Wage
$116,990
90th Percentile Wage
$126,640

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for systems software developers in Springfield, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $126,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $101,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $67,500.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of systems software developers from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$101,540
13.72% 20.84%
2017
$87,610
1.85% -
2016
$85,990
1.66% -
2015
$84,560
6.73% -
2014
$78,870
-2.75% -
2013
$81,040
0.81% -
2012
$80,380
- -

Table 2. Compare Systems Software Developers Salary in Springfield with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $101,540 in Springfield is in the middle of salary range for systems software developers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of systems software developers in Springfield is 6.6 percent (6.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 21.6 percent (21.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$108,670
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$104,920
Springfield
$101,540
Bloomington-Normal
$100,560
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$99,090
Peoria
$96,980
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$95,500
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$92,550
Rockford
$91,960
Champaign-Urbana
$91,800
Bloomington
$79,580

See also: Top paying jobs in Springfield, Illinois.